Ida Huber stopped 35 shots in a 2-2 tie against the No. 1 Class AA team at the time, Minnetonka. LPH FILE PHOTO
Wildcats jump into stop spot with 5-0-1 mark
Dodge County takes over the top spot in the Girls Class A Rankings, presented by Tradition Companies. The Wildcats, who finished second in state last season to Warroad, improved to 5-0-1 last week, tying top-ranked Class AA Minnetonka 2-2. Minnetonka has since dropped in this week’s rankings, but the Wildcats ability to compete with top Class AA teams moves them to the top in this week’s Class A rankings.
Wildcat goalie Ida Huber stopped 35 shots in the tie and they got goals from Maysie Koch and Bryn Spreiter. Dodge County has outscored opponents 30-5 thus far. Huber has been outstanding with a .950 save percentage.
Academy of Holy Angels takes over the No. 2 spot with three wins last week. They beat Chisago Lakes 7-0, Blake 4-2, and Lakeville North 5-1. Their defensive play and goaltending has been solid. Combined with a balanced scoring attack, they have outscored opponents 21-5. Goaltender Zoe Rimstad has a .953 save percentage. Taylor Lesnar leads the team with five goals and Geni Nelson leads with nine points.
Mound Westonka/Southwest Christian stayed locked in at No. 3 and Orono slipped up a spot to No. 4. Mound Westonka/SWC defeated Orono Nov. 12 and last week upended Luverne 6-1. Lizzie Callahan had two goals and an assist and Ali Butler added a goal and two helpers. They have allowed just three goals in their four games.
Orono defeated top-ranked Warroad 3-0, scoring a goal in each period and outshooting the Warriors 28-26. Zoe Lopez, Lucy Rauk and Alex Christian all scored for the Spartans and Vivienne Anderson stopped all 26 shots to earn the shutout.
The Spartans then played AA Roseau and lost 4-3 in a close contest.
Warroad slipped to No. 5, but with three state titles in the past three years under their belt, everyone knows they will be there at the end of the year competing for a fourth. They take on Bemidji tonight.
No. 8 Marshall stayed unbeaten and No. 7 South St. Paul improved to 5-1-0 and Blake jumped into he Top 10 with a nice win over Class AA Farmington 4-0. Janie McGawn stopped 29 shots to earn the shutout.
Class A Girls Rankings – Presented by Tradition Companies (11/26/24)
| Team | Section | Record | Last Week | |||
| 1. Dodge County | 1A | 5-0-1 | 2 | |||
| 2. Academy of Holy Angels | 4A | 4-1-0 | 4 | |||
| 3. Mound Westonka/SWC | 5A | 3-1-0 | 3 | |||
| 4. Orono | 5A | 4-2-1 | 5 | |||
| 5. Warroad | 8A | 3-1-0 | 1 | |||
| 6. Proctor/Hermantown | 7A | 4-2-0 | 6 | |||
| 7. South St. Paul | 4A | 5-1-0 | 10 | |||
| 8. Marshall | 3A | 6-0-0 | 7 | |||
| 9. Breck | 5A | 3-2-0 | 9 | |||
| 10. Blake | 4A | 3-1-0 | 14 | |||
| 11. Albert Lea | 1A | 5-1-0 | 8 | |||
| 12. Hutchinson | 2A | 4-1-0 | 11 | |||
| 13. Thief River Falls | 8A | 3-2-0 | 17 | |||
| 14. Delano/Rockford | 5A | 2-2-0 | 12 | |||
| 15. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton | 7A | 3-2-0 | 16 | |||
| 16. Simley | 1A | 2-5-0 | 13 | |||
| 17. Rock Ridge | 7A | 4-1-0 | 15 | |||
| 18. North Shore | 7A | 3-1-1 | NR | |||
| 19. River Lakes | 2A | 2-2-0 | NR | |||
| 20. Pine City Area | 5A | 4-1-0 | NR | |||
Other Teams Receiving Votes: Mankato West, Fergus Falls, Minnesota River, Crookston, Moose Lake Area, Chisago Lakes, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato.
